Comments on: St. Augustine, FL 5/1/08 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/ A Cross-Country Odyssey Fri, 16 May 2008 10:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Pat...(2-Bit Touring Club) http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-209 Pat...(2-Bit Touring Club) Sat, 03 May 2008 17:43:36 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-209 Hey, Ellen! From my desk across the country, I sit here, all teary......remembering your notes & pix from your adventure....wishing I was younger, but inspired nevertheless! What a wonderful example for so many people! Twenty years ago, when I was in my 50s, the mountains were just another challange. Now, they are a bother! I've signed up for a bike tour with VBT in Vermont (Oct).....please have the Fall colors ready! Love, Pat Hey, Ellen! From my desk across the country, I sit here, all teary……remembering your notes & pix from your adventure….wishing I was younger, but inspired nevertheless! What a wonderful example for so many people! Twenty years ago, when I was in my 50s, the mountains were just another challange. Now, they are a bother!
I’ve signed up for a bike tour with VBT in Vermont (Oct)…..please have the Fall colors ready!
Love, Pat

]]> By: vtspeedy http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-208 vtspeedy Fri, 02 May 2008 13:58:53 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-208 Well, you know that I know that you're already here, because I'm here too, but I just want to state for your public what I just told you, how proud, amazed, no, not amazed, actually, just thrilled, happy, mostly just proud, at your accomplishment. And how great it's been to meet these amazing women you've been travelling with, what courage, what stories (oh, the stories!!!) And its great to know that this isn't the end of the trip, its really the beginning of a lifetime of great friendships and future adventures. Well, you know that I know that you’re already here, because I’m here too, but I just want to state for your public what I just told you, how proud, amazed, no, not amazed, actually, just thrilled, happy, mostly just proud, at your accomplishment. And how great it’s been to meet these amazing women you’ve been travelling with, what courage, what stories (oh, the stories!!!) And its great to know that this isn’t the end of the trip, its really the beginning of a lifetime of great friendships and future adventures.

]]> By: Nancy http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-207 Nancy Fri, 02 May 2008 13:01:29 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-207 Ellen! You made it. As I read your entry about arriving at the beach, it brought back so many memories and emotions of 2007. Congratulations! Nancy Ellen! You made it. As I read your entry about arriving at the beach, it brought back so many memories and emotions of 2007. Congratulations!
Nancy

]]> By: Jen, Adam, Eli and Sasha http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-206 Jen, Adam, Eli and Sasha Fri, 02 May 2008 11:25:37 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-206 Ellen! I'm sitting here crying my eyes out! I'm so happy for you. This trip seems to have turned out to be everything and more for you. And it sounds like all the pre trip training really paid off. thank you for taking us along and allowing me to live vicariously through you. Love you from the bottom of my heart! Jen Ellen! I’m sitting here crying my eyes out! I’m so happy for you. This trip seems to have turned out to be everything and more for you. And it sounds like all the pre trip training really paid off. thank you for taking us along and allowing me to live vicariously through you. Love you from the bottom of my heart!

Jen

]]> By: Amy, Amy, and Kamini http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-204 Amy, Amy, and Kamini Fri, 02 May 2008 03:01:01 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-204 Yahoo, Ellen! I teared up reading this last entry. Glad you had such a rich experience. Kamini would like to know how high and low you went and what was the shortest and furthest you went - in 4 year old terms of course. She loved your p-card and Mardi Gras beads, by the way, and Amy and I were so impressed with your organizational ability - remembering her b'day in the middle of your journey. Look forward to catching up before too long. My friend Lee and I want to do this trip when Kamini is in college and we're really old! :) xo Yahoo, Ellen! I teared up reading this last entry. Glad you had such a rich experience.
Kamini would like to know how high and low you went and what was the shortest and furthest you went - in 4 year old terms of course. She loved your p-card and Mardi Gras beads, by the way, and Amy and I were so impressed with your organizational ability - remembering her b’day in the middle of your journey.

Look forward to catching up before too long.

My friend Lee and I want to do this trip when Kamini is in college and we’re really old! :)

xo

]]> By: Steve Power http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-203 Steve Power Fri, 02 May 2008 01:42:31 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-203 Geez Ellen, that was really eloquent and moving. Thanks so much for all you've done. Welcome home. Geez Ellen, that was really eloquent and moving.
Thanks so much for all you’ve done. Welcome home.

]]> By: Anne XC-07 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-202 Anne XC-07 Fri, 02 May 2008 01:07:21 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-202 There is just no feeling like arriving at the beach in Anastasia Park in St. Augustine. Congratulations again. There is just no feeling like arriving at the beach in Anastasia Park in St. Augustine. Congratulations again.

]]> By: paula http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-201 paula Thu, 01 May 2008 21:57:32 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-201 Yahoo!! You did it! Even though I never questioned for a second that you would, I still find it amazing that you just rode your bike...your BIKE...across country!! I am so proud to be your friend! Hip, hip, hooray for Ellen - the cross country cyclist!!! (She's a friend of mine, ya know!) Yahoo!! You did it! Even though I never questioned for a second that you would, I still find it amazing that you just rode your bike…your BIKE…across country!! I am so proud to be your friend!

Hip, hip, hooray for Ellen - the cross country cyclist!!!

(She’s a friend of mine, ya know!)

]]> By: Emily http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-200 Emily Thu, 01 May 2008 20:59:18 +0000 http://efmartyn.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/st-augustine-fl-5108/#comment-200 Congratulations! I'm so proud of you. Congratulations! I’m so proud of you.

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